September 11, 2009, 1:08 PM
Ravens the top DST option for Week 1
Week 1 defense/special teams rankings
By position: QB | RB | WR | TE | K | DST| Rank | Name | Opp. |  Berry |  Harris |  Kuselias |  Karabell | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore Ravens | KC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 |
| 2 | Minnesota Vikings | @Cle | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 3 | New York Giants | Was | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3.5 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | Buf | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4.8 |
| 5 | San Diego Chargers | @Oak | 4 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5.8 |
| 6 | Dallas Cowboys | @TB | 10 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | StL | 5 | 18 | 5 | 10 | 9.5 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers | Chi | 6 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 9.8 |
| 9 | New Orleans Saints | Det | 8 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 9.8 |
| 10 | New York Jets | @Hou | 14 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Philadelphia Eagles | @Car | 12 | 6 | 17 | 12 | 11.8 |
| 12 | Indianapolis Colts | Jac | 16 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 12.8 |
| 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dal | 11 | 23 | 10 | 8 | 13.0 |
| 14 | Arizona Cardinals | SF | 15 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14.8 |
| 15 | Washington Redskins | @NYG | 9 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 15.0 |
| 16 | Miami Dolphins | @Atl | 19 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 15.3 |
| 17 | Carolina Panthers | Phi | 17 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 15.3 |
| 18 | Atlanta Falcons | Mia | 13 | 13 | 20 | 20 | 16.5 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | @GB | 21 | 16 | 14 | 23 | 18.5 |
| 20 | Cleveland Browns | Min | 25 | 25 | 11 | 15 | 19.0 |
| 21 | Denver Broncos | @Cin | 20 | 27 | 21 | 19 | 21.8 |
| 22 | Houston Texans | NYJ | 24 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22.0 |
| 23 | Cincinnati Bengals | Den | 27 | 22 | 22 | 17 | 22.0 |
| 24 | Jacksonville Jaguars | @Ind | 23 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23.5 |
| 25 | St. Louis Rams | @Sea | 18 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 23.5 |
| 26 | Oakland Raiders | SD | 26 | 20 | 26 | 27 | 24.8 |
| 27 | San Francisco 49ers | @Ari | 22 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25.0 |
| 28 | Kansas City Chiefs | @Bal | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 26.5 |
| 29 | Buffalo Bills | @NE | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29.0 |
| 30 | Detroit Lions | @NO | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30.0 |
These rankings are intended to rate players for Week 1 of the NFL season only. They are a composite of Matthew Berry's, Christopher Harris', Eric Karabell's and Erik Kuselias' personal rankings for the week. ESPN's official fantasy projections and profiles for Week 1 can be viewed by clicking here.
